Route map0 stops · 4 along the way
Plan your visit
- Getting there
- Best as a drive-with-walks day between Chanctonbury and Cissbury, or a long South Downs walking day for confident walkers.
- Parking
- Use marked South Downs parking/laybys and National Trust access points; avoid blocking narrow lanes.
- Best time
- Sunrise, sunset or clear autumn days; avoid high wind on the ridge.
- Terrain
- Steep chalk climbs, exposed ridges, hillfort banks and muddy paths after rain.
The trip story
0 stopsSome site IDs in this trip weren't found in the sheet: chanctonbury-ring, cissbury-ring
What remains
What remains is the South Downs as a set of circles: one haunted by story, one hollowed by work, both high enough to make the coast feel far below.